The Daily 202: Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme weather in the Pacific Northwest

[OKIsItJustMe]

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The Daily 202: Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme weather in the Pacific Northwest

By James Hohmann August 14 at 7:49 AM

With Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve

THE BIG IDEA:

SEATTLE — This city known for its rain just went a record-breaking 55 days without any.

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport had not measured any precipitation since June 18 until the wee hours of Sunday morning, when it drizzled. Barely. Some sprinkles also allowed Portland to break its own 57-day dry streak.

Climate change is leading to more extreme weather, and no other region has experienced that so much over the last year as the Pacific Northwest. Seattle got 44.9 inches of rain between Oct. 1 and April 30, the wettest such period ever. That means, even with the record dry streak, 2017 remains above normal for rainfall.

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[meadowlark5]

1. Meanwhile here in my neck of Colorado - consistent below seasonal temps and we must be

getting the Pacific Northwest's rain. Rain every single afternoon since about 3rd-4th week of July. If it doesn't down right deluge pour rain, it sprinkles, it clouds up with water filled clouds around 1pm and it rains, pours somewhere. We have humidity, no dry heat. I've woken up to fog many mornings.

This is not normal for where I live. This is by far the strongest monsoonal flow of moisture with a stubborn low keeping is cool here. My husband said last week it's like we're Seattle.

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. Honey, Seattle just called

they’d like their rain back.

[meadowlark5]

3. I would be more than happy to oblige!

No rain today!! Though the day is not over but this is the longest we've had a sunny, 80 degree day in weeks